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13 Nov 2016

Lucas on Trump: 'Let's light a candle rather than curse the darkness'

November 9th: Caroline Lucas, the co-leader of the Green Party, has responded to
Donald Trump being elected as president of the United States.

She said:

This is a devastating day for women, for people of colour, for disabled people and for an inclusive society in the USA.

Trump’s election is also a hammer blow for the fight against climate
change – and presents a genuine threat to some of the poorest people in
the world who will suffer its effects worse.

But this is no time to mourn – instead we must organize like never
before to keep our communities cohesive and our climate safe. On this
dark day we extend the hand of friendship to people in the USA who wake
up in fear – we know that you are not defined by the hatred espoused by
your new president. But it’s at times like this when we need to unite,
learn, resist and hope more than ever before. Today, in whatever ways we
can, let’s light a candle rather than curse the darkness.